Avril Lavigne

Avril Ramona Lavigne (born September 27 1984) is a Canadian pop punk singer-songwriter who is well-known for her "skater punk" persona.

Under My Skin

Lavigne wrote most of her second album, Under My Skin, with Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk. She also co-wrote one track, "Nobody's Home", with Ben Moody, formerly of Evanescence, and the rest with her former lead guitarist Evan Taubenfeld. Lavigne used three producers for Under My Skin: Butch Walker of Marvelous 3, Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace (also Kreviazuk's husband), and Don Gilmore, who has produced Good Charlotte and Linkin Park.

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Under My Skin - Chantal Kreviazuk - Ben Moody - Evanescence - Evan Taubenfeld - Butch Walker - Marvelous 3 - Raine Maida - Our Lady Peace - Don Gilmore - Good Charlotte - Linkin Park

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Under My Skin was released on May 25 2004 and went to number one around the world, notably in the U.K., USA, Canada, and Australia, and on the Billboard Internet charts. The first single, "Don't Tell Me", was released early, and by June 2004, has gone to number one in Argentina, top five in the U.K. and Canada, and top ten in Australia, Brazil, and a European composite chart.

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May 25 - 2004

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The second single, "My Happy Ending", reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, making it her third biggest hit to date. She made the music video to the track in Actor/Singer Eric West's neighborhood. The third single, "Nobody's Home", only managed to reach number forty-one on the Billboard Hot 100, but due to the fans and people's acceptance for the song, it easily became a hit.

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Under My Skins fourth single, "He Wasn't", reached number one in Canada, making the song her eighth number-one release since "Complicated". However, the chart trajectory was somewhat weak in the U.K., and "He Wasn't" only reached number twenty-three. The song was not released in the United States.

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Lavigne won a World Music Award in 2004 for favorite pop/rock artist, and also, once again led all the Juno nominees at the 2005 Juno Awards (five nominations), picking up three, adding to her previous four, making seven.

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World Music Award - Juno Award

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